Claus Westermann

Claus Westermann
Born	October 7, 1909(1909-10-07) Berlin, Germany
Died	2002 Heidelberg, Germany
Education	University of Tübingen, Tübingen University of Marburg, Marburg University of Berlin, Berlin University of Zurich, Zurich
Parents	Mother: Katharina Father: Diedrich Westermann
Church	Lutheran
Writings	See section on Writings of Westermann
Congregations served	Berlin-Dahlem Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, Berlin
Offices held	Professor Emeritus of Old Testament, University of Heidelberg
Title	Reverend Doctor

Rev. Dr. Claus Westermann was an Old Testament scholar^[1]. He was born on October 7, 1909 in Berlin^[2]. Prof. Westermann taught at the University of Heidelberg from 1958 to 1978^[2].

Born to African missionaries, he finished his studies in 1933 he became a pastor. During his theological studies he started studying the Old Testament, and became particularly interested in the content of the Psalms. During the Nazi regime he served in the German army for five years where he was a translator on the Russian front. After the war Westermann started preaching again and also went to serve as an Old Testament academic at Heidelberg where he taught for twenty years.

Westermann is considered by many one of the premier Old Testament scholars of the 20th century. Particularly notable in his work is his lengthy and comprehensive commentary on the Book of Genesis, especially Genesis 1-11.

References

Notes

1. ^ Seeker's Church [1] Creation - God Saw that it was good
2. ^ ^{a b} Luther Seminary [2] Word & World (1/2) 1981

Further reading

• James Limburg in Word & World (1981) (PDF). Old Testament Theology for Ministry: The Works of Claus Westermann in English Translation. http://www.luthersem.edu/word&world/Archives/1-2_Scripture/1-2_Limburg.pdf. 
• T.L. Hettema. http://website.leidenuniv.nl/~hettematl/Onderzoek/Westermann_rec.html. 
• Claus Westermann in Word and World (1989) (PDF). The Human in the Old Testament. http://www.luthersem.edu/word&world/Archives/9-4_Ministry/9-4_Westermann.pdf. 

Persondata
Name	Westermann, Claus
Alternative names
Short description	German Lutheran theologian
Date of birth	October 7, 1909
Place of birth	Berlin, Germany
Date of death	2002
Place of death	Heidelberg, Germany